William edenboezst and gustav geiesche



(No Model.)

W. EDENBORN 8: G. GRIESOHE.

BARBED FENCE WIRE. No. 271,693. Patented Feb. 6, 1883.

STATES EJNITE I PATENT BARBED FENCE-WIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,693, dated February6, 1883.

' Application filed November s,1ss2. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM EDENBORN and GUSTAV GRIEsoHE, both of thecity of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Barbed Fence-Wire, of which the followingis afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, and in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a barb removed from the main wires.Fig. 2 is an end view of the barb and a transverse section of the mainwires, taken on line 2 2, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a top view, showing the barbsecured to the main wires.

()ur invention relates to a i'our'pointed barb to be used on twistedwires; and our invention consists in a barb formedfrom two separatestrands, each of which is bent/so as to have two eyes, one for each mainwire, and the part ot'the wire of each strand between the eyes crossingdiagonally from the outside of one of the main wires to the oppositeoutside of the other main wire,the points of each strand thus projectingfrom between the main wires. The two strands are bent from the oppositesides of the same main wire to the opposite sides of the other, and thetwo strands between the eyes cross each other, so that the eyes of onestrand are on the opposite sides of the eyes of the other strand. Thebarb, thus formed of two strands, holds the main wires securelytogether, and is itself held from. the slightest movement on the mainwires by the strands interlocking in the diamond-shaped openin Referringto the drawings. A B represent the two main'wires, and G I) the strandsof the barb. The strands are bent respectively to form eyes 0 D, throughwhich the main wires pass. The parts of the strands between the eyescross each other, so that the eyes of one strand are on opposite sidesof the eyes of the other strand, and the two strands thus beinginterlocked by crossing each other in the diamond-shaped opening betweenthe two main wires, the said main wires are held rigidly together, sothat if one strand should break, as is often the case, between twobarbs, it will be held firmly to the other by these twoadjoining barbs,and thus the remainder of the'main strand is in as good condition as itwould be were not one of the wires broken bet-ween these two barbs, eachbarb actingas effectually to hold the main wires together as solderingthe wires together at intervals would do. As the main wires are thusfirmly held together by the barbs the barbs of course are as firmly heldfrom any movement on the main wires, so that they do not wear oft thegalvanizing or paint, as the case may be, giving an opportunity for thewires to rust.

We claim as our invention 1. A four-pointed wire-fence barb consistingof two strands bent to have two eyes, each for receiving the main wires,the two strands passing from the opposite sides of one of the main wiresto the opposite sides of the other and crossing each other between themain wires, thus forming a secure lock, for the purpose set forth.

2. A four-pointed wire-fence barb consisting of two separate strands, OD, bent to form eyes 0 D res iectively through which the a l a mainwires A B pass, the strands passing from the opposite sides of one ofthe main wires to the opposite sides of the other, and crossing eachother between the main wires with their ends projecting between the mainwires, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

WM. EDEN-BORN. GUSTAV GRIESUHE.

